RESURGENCE (rinascita)

Chapter 13

Jessica POV

"OH, should I be afraid? Wait, I am shivering out of fear." I mocked and then continued, "What are you going to do? Kill me? Go on dear, try it." I said taking a step closer to Alessandro. He was getting angry and so was the man beside him and so was I.

"Lucas, she's mine to handle. Step back." Alessandro said to the man beside him, never leaving his eye contact with my eyes. "Okaaaay, if this is going to get messy then so be it," Lucas said. Then he moved back but his eyes were concerned. Who is he? He looked oddly familiar. "Come on let's see what you have got," I said looking in his eyes.

"Jules please don't do it. We are in god damn public and you have already created a scene today, no more." Charlotte said coming behind me and grabbing my wounded arm. It hurts. "Shut it, Char, I am not the one to run. I will face this shit standing in front of me." I said not breaking eye contact. "Move," I said to her and she, like a good friend, did. Good for her.

"So what are you waiting for? I am RIGHT in front of you, come on be a man and keep your words 'she's mine, huh." I said while making air quotations. Suddenly his hand grabbed my wounded arm and then he pinned me to the pillar behind me. I pressed my lips because his hold was strong and my wound was fresh. No matter how much I tried to control the pain stinging in my arm, it was only getting worse.

"Is that what you got?" I said and then I kicked him on his stomach with my knees as hard as possible. "Ahh," He groaned and loosened his grip on my arm. I could feel the tickling sensation on my arm. My wound, damn it. "When I am done with you, you will pray for death, love." He said and started to walk towards me. "In your dreams honey," I said, and before he reached me I punched him on his face. Charlotte came and grabbed me.

"You are bleeding. If he sees he might get suspicious that it was you who got shot." She whispered in my ears and unfortunately, she was right. "What happened? Ready to make a run." Alessandro gave a devious smile. "No, don't worry. We are not done, I will surely meet you to finish this. Until then," I said and held Charlotte's hand and ran as fast as I could.

I could see him coming after him. We sat in our car as fast as we could and Char started to drive. "That was a narrow escape, hah," I said and laughed. "Seriously Jessica, he could have known your identity. Were you out of your fucking mind? YOU ARE ALREADY INJURED AND STILL, YOU FOUGHT HIM, STUPID." She was furious.

"Okay calm down. Seriously I'm done with me being hurt again and again. I don't want to get hurt anymore. So, focus." I said. I threw my back and closed my eyes to control my breathing and pain. It was getting worse. "It is hurting, isn't it?" Char asked. I can't just admit that I am weak and hurt. "No, not much." I lied. "Fine, we are going to the hospital," Char said. "Are you out of your mind?" I said, getting angry. I can't go to the hospital. They will ask me a million questions and I can't face them right now. Police might get involved.

"I am out of my fucking mind? You are and now shut it before I hit you on your head and drag you to hospital." She said and then turned the radio on, cutting the conversation. I kept silent and closed my eyes. Fine, I will see how I can stop the doctor from calling the police.

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"Hey, Jessica, Jessica wake up. We are here." Charlotte said waking me up. I don't know when I drifted to sleep. "Ummm, where?" I asked Charlotte opening my eyes. "Hospital. Now get up we are going in, you are losing a, hell, lot of blood." Char said reminding me of what she said before I fucking drifted to sleep. She pulled me out of the car like a baby who is about to get an injection.

Char took me inside and we waited for our turn. After 5 minutes of waiting, we were called. We were currently in an emergency so they brought a stretcher for me. "Haha, are you kidding me? You know what, I can walk and thank you so much for your concern but I'm done." I said and was about to walk out of the hospital when Char held my hand.